My grandfather, Tracy Hall, passed away this morning at about 3am.  He was a wonderful example and influence in my life and he will be missed.  Besides loving him because he is such an important part of our family, we also are proud of him because of his achievements as a notable scientist and inventor.

My sister wrote a blog post that has lots of wonderful pictures and stories about him.

You can read a wikipedia entry about him here.

“Artificial Diamond His Coup” - an article from the Salt Lake Tribune.

Deseret News obituary.  The same obituary appears in the Salt Lake Tribune.

On July 30, 2008 (Wednesday) the Washington Post printed an obituary titled: H. Tracy Hall, 88; Scientist Created Artificial Diamonds which included the following picture:

Here is a KSL piece about him.

An article in the L.A. Times.

An article in the New York Times.